Olympic medalist in track cycling Daria Shmeleva said her performance at the Spartakiad of the Strongest gave her confidence and also said that on the eve of the competition on Sunday, she woke up with a high temperature.
Shmeleva did not compete for over ten months and was recovering from her injuries. At the All-Russian Spartakiad of Summer Sports among the strongest athletes in 2022, she won the keirin.
– Quote what you shouted from the canvas after the finish line?
– And there is a hole in the old woman? You can (laughs). Laugh with laughter, but I can still do something. True, according to ancient tradition, I woke up in the morning – my throat was covered. I figured it could be from a change in temperature – then sunshine with heat, then rain. We constantly open and close the windows. So there was a thought “we would only stay up one day and hold on at night”. It’s +30 on the track, my personal temperature is +38, but I managed to hold on and hold on,” 27-year-old Shmeleva told .
— Denis Dmitriev said you’ve proven you can still do keirin safely after all the falls.
– Yes, the first time after the fall of New Zealand, I did not ride with confidence. Then the realization came – either you leave and you are not afraid, or you sit at home and you are afraid.
Source : MatchTV
